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Buyer’s guide: MGF - Classic & Sports Car
WEBAug 7, 2020 · In the UK, these range from £240 for a TF115 to £330 for an MGF Steptronic (from 1/3/01). The TF120/ TF135 are £305, the TF160 is £265 – oddly less than the VVC and Trophy, which are £270 to 1/3/01, then £305. The LE500 is £265, as are the 1.6i and 1.8is from 1/3/01; earlier 1.8is are £270. K-series engines are wonderful except for ...
Buyer’s guide: Porsche 944 - Classic & Sports Car
WEBJan 31, 2020 · Meticulously built with top-quality components, the Porsche 944 was expensive new but offers a lot for the money today, especially when you factor in remarkably good fuel economy and quite exceptional parts availability for a 1980s classic. With half a 928 engine and a superb handling/performance blend, the 944 had none of …
Buyer’s guide: Audi TT (Mk1) - Classic & Sports Car
WEBJan 27, 2021 · Based on a shortened VW Golf 4motion platform and aimed squarely at the Porsche Boxster market, the Audi TT was a brilliant derivation of the hatchback. It featured four-wheel drive and a choice of 1.8 turbo engines at first, later joined by a 3.2-litre narrow-angle V6. Great looks and 2+2 Coupé or two-seat Roadster bodies were combined with ...
Buyer’s guide: Morris Minor MM & Series II - Classic & Sports Car
WEBApr 26, 2019 · Why you’d want a Morris Minor MM / Series II. Lighter, roomier and more aerodynamic than the Morris Eight Series E, the post-war Minor heralded a sea change in small-car construction and looks, albeit with an antiquated long-stroke sidevalve engine rather than the modern flat-four that designer Alec Issigonis had planned.. At least the engine was well known and proven: reviewers concentrated ...
Buyer’s guide: Volvo 240 series - Classic & Sports Car
WEBOct 1, 2021 · Why you’d want a Volvo 240 series. Building on the success of the boxy 140 saloons and 145 estates, the 240 series ran from the mid-’70s to the start of the ’90s, selling on space, strength, safety and reliability.. A belt-driven (non-interference) overhead camshaft and crossflow aluminium head on a new slanted block gave a much-needed performance boost over the old pushrod engines; rack ...
Out of the ordinary: 50 years of the Lamborghini Countach
WEBNov 9, 2021 · The LP400S ushered in the era of the add-ons and, to many, this was the definitive Countach outline. The 1979 car pictured here is pure wall-adornment fantasy in tangible form, in vivid red and riding on beautiful cast-magnesium Campagnolo wheels that mimicked those employed on the Lamborghini Bravo show car.
Buyer’s guide: Mercedes-Benz SL (R129) - Classic & Sports Car
WEBMar 1, 2019 · Why you’d want a Mercedes-Benz SL (R129) Mercedes brought the SL bang up to date in 1989, with sharp Bruno Sacco styling and a technology overload. Built over 12 years with straight-six, V6, V8 and V12 engine options ranging from 2.8 to 7.3 litres, the R129 came in many forms, all of which have their …
Buyer’s guide: Toyota MR2 Roadster Mk3 (W30) - Classic & Sports …
WEBOct 31, 2018 · Toyota worked hard to turn the MR2 into a nimble roadster: the W30 is lighter than the original W10, and less powerful than the W20, but combines a superbly flexible engine with sharp handling, excellent brakes, a good gearbox (better in six-speed form from late 2002) and a great soft-top to make a fun sports car.
The 35 greatest barn-finds of all time | Classic & Sports Car
WEBWhen car restorer Charlie Lyons visited Glenwood, Alabama, with a view to buying a 1970 Chevelle, the last thing he expected to come across was a rare 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona – a car developed to win NASCAR races and built to the tune of just 503 examples. 6. Dodge Charger Daytona in an Alabama barn (cont.)